TARKO

Hur-r-r hãṭ hãṭ. Hur-r-r hãṭ hãṭ. Cekate bạkin taṛam taṛam daṛeaḱ kanaya! Hur-r-r hãṭ hãṭ. Cet́ lekam sereńet́ kanaya. Serma setoṅ rokoṛ dhiri, lolo kan do dulạṛ lolo kan do? Ber ge ṭhik leka bae rakaṕ akana-lolo ede kana! Ar noa Cạṭại Bạrin redo okare rokoṛ dhiri dom ńamkedaya? Buru disom reaḱ sereń do cedaḱ nonḍe dom sereńeda! Thoṛa gan hõ bae etom koyẽ daṛeaḱa! Nonka sereńme-Cạṭại Bạrin rokoṛ ḍahar, tarko kan do dada tarko kan do. Ei, ei ńelkedam, ńelkedam? Bar bareń manaet́ me kana, hinạ niạ do alom sereńa, ma nit do sambṛaome. Cet́ cekayena! Nit hõ bam ańjomeda? Hũm-ro-ro-ro, nẽ baber sab me. Ma lutur kiṛbit́ kate huḍiń haṛambawaḱ sereń aten me, sereń te cet́e menet́ kana?

Dhutiyenam bạbum dạṛhiena,

Tala kulhirem teṅgoyena.

Hor do disại me ber do koyog me,

Sạńgiń disom nãihạr tinrem tiyog?

Sor ar sạńgiń ren manotan goṅke ko, noa “Tarko” akhṛa khon jotoko dulạṛ johar selet́ manot johariń baḍae ocoyet́bon kana. Asoḱ kạnạń joto koge Isoraḱ sạhạite napaege menaḱbona. Hẽ, ạḍi din khonge mit́ bar kathako mon ontor re heḍeć heḍeć te daḱ rimil lekage upcạo rakaṕente-ape ko ṭhen iń ṭhelao pasnaoet́ kana. Paseć co paseć okoyaḱ mon khon coṅ noa ko katha reaḱ joto, haṛhat́ ar heṛem sebel katha do roḍoć oḍokoḱte, aboaḱ dhạ̣rti tunḍạṅ re mit́ṭen bhage ạyurić lekae kạmie. Ona do babon men daṛeaḱa karon; daḱ nũt, mon nũ tar rimil nũt-noa ko nũt redo baṅma cet́ge baṅ ńel ńamoḱa. Ona rege gaynaha Hõe sereń leda:

Rimil nũte nũt keda, ti reaḱ baj mundạm hosor ńuren.

Landa sạgại baṅ hale, landa kateń koyeya, bahõń hariń bhalae halaṅkeda.

Bapre bap! ạḍi khid khidạuḱ bạhu kuṛi kan geaeya. Hosor ńuren mundạm bahõń hartet́ bae halaṅ lekan je at́ koḱ tae, ona re mon duk baṅ kate, landa kate koye ge maraṅ do hoyena! Jotoge ereltet́ koṛa ko hoelen khan jạnić arhõ bhage hoe koḱa, base! Un umer re noa sereń do manḍwa latar reaḱ doṅ sereń moneaḱ kan tahẽa. Menkhan thoṛa din laha haṛambawaḱ noa sereń do, ceka co mon reaḱ arhantar re luṛgạu tiyoḱ keda jiạl hako leka mon do hurlạ/tarko rakaṕ ente ar bań sambṛao daṛeada. Jạruṛte noa sereń reaḱ jahan phen se gạhri katha do menaḱa. Oka do ińaḱ pạilạ bohoḱ re bae cape rakaṕ oco daṛeaḱ kan. Haṛambawaḱ noa sereńte aboawaḱ jiṅgi khemao re cet́e batlao se oka seaḱ hore uduḱ abon kana?

Dhạrti ṭunḍạṅ babot, hoṛmo-haraburu, orthonoitik (economic) se dhorom reaḱ lahanti babote ceḱhao kana, se cet́e menet́ kana? Ma tobe do nenkage. Ạḍi gạkhuṛ gaṛowan doń baṅ kana, onate thoṛa doń tarko ocobongea. Ar hõ nonkage oka hiloḱ coṅ…! Ińaḱ din hạbić rạkhi jogao, suluk, nirại ar jagwar selet́ Isor ṭhen koejon re jamaṛ akan bon tahen ma, jemon biḍạu re alobon nũruḱ. Mucạt́re arhõ joto ko tahẽkana “Tarko” akhṛa khon aema aema dulạṛ ar manot johar.